Radio Frequency Identification System and Tag
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1. A radio frequency identification system, comprising:
- a radio frequency identification tag that includes a memory comprising;
a first page having a page size that is defined by a first predetermined number of bytes; and
a second page having a page size that is defined by a second predetermined number of bytes, wherein the first page and the second page include data that identifies objects to be tracked by the radio frequency identification tag;
a radio frequency identification interrogator that is configured to interrogate the radio frequency identification tag; and
a server that communicates with the radio frequency identification interrogator to interrogate the first page and the second page, wherein the identified objects are associated based on a relationship between the first page and the second page.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for associating a plurality of objects using a single RFID tag. The RFID tag includes a first page and a second page. An interrogator communicates with a server to interrogate the first page and the second page, wherein the first page and the second page include data that identifies objects to be tracked by the radio frequency identification tag and wherein the identified objects are associated based on a relationship between the first page and the second page.
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20 Claims
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1. A radio frequency identification system, comprising:
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a radio frequency identification tag that includes a memory comprising;
a first page having a page size that is defined by a first predetermined number of bytes; and
a second page having a page size that is defined by a second predetermined number of bytes, wherein the first page and the second page include data that identifies objects to be tracked by the radio frequency identification tag;
a radio frequency identification interrogator that is configured to interrogate the radio frequency identification tag; and
a server that communicates with the radio frequency identification interrogator to interrogate the first page and the second page, wherein the identified objects are associated based on a relationship between the first page and the second page. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A radio frequency identification tag, comprising:
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a memory comprising;
a first page having a page size that is defined by a first predetermined number of bytes; and
a second page having a page size that is defined by a second predetermined number of bytes, wherein the first page and the second page include data that identifies objects to be tracked by the radio frequency identification tag and wherein the identified objects are associated based on a relationship between the first page and the second page. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of associating two or more objects that travel in a supply chain, comprising:
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placing a radio frequency identification tag on a first object, wherein the radio frequency identification tag includes a first page having a first page size and a second page having a second page size;
writing, on the first page, a first identifier that identifies the first object;
using the first object to transport a second object; and
writing, on a second page, a second identifier that identifies the second object. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of configuring a memory for a radio frequency identification tag, comprising:
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dividing the memory into a predetermined number of pages;
generating a first page that includes a first page size;
generating a second page that includes a second page size;
writing first data into the first page;
writing second data into the second page, wherein the first data and the second data identify objects to be tracked by the radio frequency identification tag, and wherein the identified objects are associated based on a relationship between the first page and the second page. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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